

Eva Marengo Sanchez
No, I can fix it! To: Tia Lupe, 2025
Oil on canvas
41 x 31 in
104.1 x 78.7 cm
104.1 x 78.7 cm
The painting, 'No, I can fix it!' centers around a fractured chair, once a fixture in the artist's aunt Lupe's home. Lupe’s kitchen was a gathering place for loved ones...
The painting, "No, I can fix it!" centers around a fractured chair, once a fixture in the artist's aunt Lupe's home. Lupe’s kitchen was a gathering place for loved ones and a haven for home-cooked meals. Marengo Sanchez confronts the intricacies of grief and the pain of losing a loved one, stating, “The chair came to me when she died, and even though it hasn't been useful for sitting on in a long time, I can't seem to throw it away.” She explores the intersection of longing, love, nostalgia, and guilt through deep, sentimental ties to the ordinary and the mundane.